Lot Essay
It has been suggested that this painting depicts the gardens of Güells’s country house ‘La Moguda’ in Santa Perpétua de la Moguda in Vallés.
We are grateful to Nadia Hernández for her assistance with the present lot.
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The fountain
Details
Joaquín Mir i Trinxet (Spanish, 1873-1940)
The fountain
signed 'J.MIR' (lower left)
oil on canvas
24 ¾ x 31 ½ in. (63 x 80 cm.)
Painted circa 1914.
The fountain
signed 'J.MIR' (lower left)
oil on canvas
24 ¾ x 31 ½ in. (63 x 80 cm.)
Painted circa 1914.
Provenance
Giusepe De Luca, Buenos Aires (acquired in Europe),
Thence by descent to Marta Ballester Molina, Buenos Aires.
Thence by descent to María Isabel Ballester Molina, Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, in 2009.
Thence by descent to Marta Ballester Molina, Buenos Aires.
Thence by descent to María Isabel Ballester Molina, Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, in 2009.
Special notice
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Brought to you by
Alastair Plumb
It has been suggested that this painting depicts the gardens of Güells’s country house ‘La Moguda’ in Santa Perpétua de la Moguda in Vallés.
We are grateful to Nadia Hernández for her assistance with the present lot.